Saturday, October 8, 2011

Signing of agreement for cash assistance to poor families


ALABEL, Sarangani (October 8, 2011) – Social Welfare provincial officer Hermelo Latoja (center) witnesses the signing of Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Social Welfare and Development headed by regional director Bai Zorayda Taha (left) and municipal administrator Vicky Grafilo–Wuertz at barangay Alegria at the launching of convergence projects in line with local conditional cash transfer project for the four disparity barangays of Alabel. The conditional cash transfer (short term poverty alleviation) was crafted as one of the strategies for poverty reduction that provides conditional cash assistance amounting to P500 per month to extremely poor families in four disparity barangays of Alabel (Paraiso, Datal Anggas, Alegria, and Domolok) to improve their socio-economic condition to become self reliant families within six months of implementation. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Ritchie Tongo)

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